“With his backing, Baker is in a way repaying an eight-figure favor Christie did for him in 2014, when Baker was locked in a tight gubernatorial race with then-Attorney General Martha Coakley. The Republican Governors Association, which Christie chaired at the time, invested over $11 million in Massachusetts, part of a $130 million outlay that year, according to the group’s records,” the Globe added.

The Globe reported that following his endorsement, Baker will appear with Christie at a rally Saturday morning in New Hampshire, the site of Tuesday’s primary, before returning to Massachusetts.